One of the main rules of bargain hunting is not to pay for goods or services more than you have to. More than to anything this applies to visiting museums.

As it is true with many state sponsored institutions, museums in the US often provide ways for general public to visit them for free or at a deep discount. This helps low income folks enjoy the same benefits as others.

Admittedly many of these dates fall on weekdays and might not work for you, but the least you could do is check against the list below in case you have planned a trip to the city anyways.

Now, to make things easier for you, I have entered all these dates into a Google Calendar which I embedded into this post below. Also, you can access the calendar by clicking here, or use this link to import the dates into any other calendar that understands iCalendar format.

Shedd Aquarium

On discount days, general admission is free, and admission to both the Oceanarium and Wild Reef is available for an additional fee. The discount day schedule for 2007 is: